Xiaonanmen metro station explained

Xiaonanmen
Native Name:	小南門
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Mlanguage:	T: 小南門 S: 小南门 L: Little South Gate Bpmf: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ P: Xiǎonánmén W: Hsiao³ Nan²-men² Tl: Sió-lâm-mn̂g Phfs: Séu-nàm-mùn
Type:	station
Address:	B1F., No. 22, Aiguo W. Rd.
Borough:	Zhongzheng, Taipei
Country:	Taiwan
Operator:	Taipei Metro
Platforms:	2 (1 island platform)
Connections:	Bus stop
Structure:	Underground
Code:	G11
Pass Rank:	71 out of 109 and 5 others

The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen station (formerly transliterated as Hsiao Nanmen Station until 2003) is an underground station on the Xiaonanmen line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Station overview

This two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits.^[1] The station is surrounded by government buildings and educational institutions, serving mainly students and civil servants, therefore it remains relatively quiet for most of the day.

In 2010, the station was used for the filming of a scene for a Taiwanese romantic comedy film, Au Revoir Taipei (一頁台北). The station was emptied for filming and a train was arranged specifically for shooting.^[2]

History

• 31 August 2000: The station opened for revenue service.
• March 2006: The station was a target of serial vandalism where three of its exits were found to have had their glass panels smashed.^[3]

Operations

The station was formerly served by a shuttle service between Ximen and CKS Memorial Hall. Platform 1 and 2 would switch service every 6 months under that operation. Upon the opening of the Xinyi Line in November 2013, the shuttle was extended south to Taipower Building. Upon the opening of the Songshan Line in November 2014, the shuttle was replaced by trains running the full-length Songshan–Xindian line service between Songshan and Xindian.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse
Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Outside fare zone)
B2	Platform 1	← Songshan–Xindian Line toward Songshan (G12 Ximen)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2	→ Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G10 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →

Exits

• Exit 1: North side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd., adjacent to the Ministry of National Defense
• Exit 2: South side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd.
• Exit 3: Southeast side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Boai Rd.
• Exit 4: Southwest side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Chongqing S. Rd.

Around the station

• Ministry of National Defense
• Judicial Yuan
• Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency General Headquarters and Taipei Service Station
• Taipei Fucheng
• Sun Yun-suan Memorial Museum
• Chunghwa Postal Museum
• Ministry of Justice
  • National Museum of History Taipei Botanical Garden
• Taipei Municipal University of Education
• Environmental Protection Administration (between this station and Ximen station)
• Soochow University (Downtown Campus)
• Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School
• Nanmen Junior High School
• Presidential Office Building
• Yonghe Residence

References

25.0356°N 121.5108°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Route Map: Xiaonanmen. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 20 June 2010.
2. Web site: Taipei Film Commission is a breath of fresh air. The China Post . Taiwan (ROC). 27 February 2010. 20 June 2010.
3. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2006/new/mar/23/today-taipei2.htm 小南門站鋼彈襲窗 4出入口3掛彩